Evacuate the Swiss village of Brienz in the face of the danger of an...
The inhabitants of Brienz are obliged to pack their bags. That is how clear the message has been that the residents of this small...
They discover in the Alps and the Arctic microbes and fungi capable of 'eating'...
The increase in the production of plastics and the mismanagement of their waste is one of the most important environmental problems of this century....
Australia launches koala vaccination plan to avoid disastrous effects of chlamydia
Chlamydia threatens wild koalas in Australia, a species listed as endangered by the Federal Government in February 2022, due to habitat loss. This bacterium...
The battery electric car is more efficient and ecological than hydrogen and e-fuel
The use of renewable electricity introduced directly into battery electric vehicles is a more efficient and ecological option in road transport than synthetic hydrocarbons...
This is Pando, the thousand-year-old tree with 47,000 living shoots of which even its...
Pando is the popular name assigned to one of the most extraordinary living beings that can currently be observed on Earth. It looks like...
They discover a new species of shark from the eggs that were kept in...
The scientific community currently recognizes the existence (without counting fossils) of 551 species of sharks, 552 if one counts the recently described Apristurus ovicorrugatus....
Coconut-scented soap may be the best option to reduce mosquito bites
Hundreds of teams from practically all over the world have been searching for the solution for years, but not even the most specialized scientists...
Controversy in Sri Lanka over the 100,000 endemic macaques that China wants to take...
Sri Lanka has a problem with its endemic macaque, a species that has proliferated so much that many crops are being harmed by its...
The new Blanes desalination plant will have a state investment of 220 million euros
The Government plans to finance the construction of the new Blanes desalination plant in the coming years, which will involve an investment of 220...
A somewhat cool weekend, with cloudiness and rain in Catalonia and northern Spain
The weekend, which will be a bridge in Madrid because it is the San Isidro festival on Monday, occurs in the region without major...
Only persistent rains and not downpours like these days will alleviate the drought
The region of Barcelona and Girona needs continuous, persistent and widespread rains to make the rivers grow and be able to get out of...
Photovoltaic energy overcomes the blockade and timidly takes off in Catalonia
Photovoltaic energy produced in solar installations on the ground takes off in Catalonia; albeit timidly. A total of 47 photovoltaic parks have been authorized...
The southern right whale loses weight due to global warming
Southern right whales have grown thinner in the fall, when they swim from the Southern Ocean waters to the coast of South Africa, because...
Insulting meteorologists: the new trend of deniers, conspiracy theorists and 'chemtrails'
Meteorologists are considered, rightly, as trusted scientists and disseminators by a large part of the population. However, in recent months, in various countries and...
The second half of May will register cold drops and temperatures below normal
The weather may undergo a radical change this week. After an April marked by high temperatures, May will be characterized by rain and a...
At least three dead after Cyclone Mocha passed through Myanmar and Bangladesh
Cyclone Mocha, category 5, "very severe", and with winds of more than 150 kilometers per hour, has devastated several areas of Bangladesh and Myanmar,...
Loonkito, Africa's oldest free-ranging lion, dies at 19
Africa says goodbye to one of its most iconic lions: Loonkito, a male known for his advanced age, 19 years, much longer than the...
The prosecutor's office denounces the Begur government for alleged urban irregularities
The Provincial Prosecutor's Office of Girona has initiated a criminal judicial process for alleged planning irregularities committed by the Begur City Council. Last November,...
Marine insects exist, although very few; now the reason for its scarcity has been...
Marine insects, there are, there are, we can say paraphrasing the well-known Galician saying ("Meigas habelas, hainas"), although they are certainly very few and...
The recycling of domestic packaging grew by 3.6% in 2022, exceeding 1.6 million tons
In 2022, in Spain, 1,627,313 tons of household containers made of plastic, metal, briks, and paper and cardboard were sent to recycling facilities to...
The platypus returns to its home in Australia
It has been 50 years since a platypus has been seen in the Royal National Park of Australia, the oldest in the oceanic country,...
The first DANA of May arrives in Spain: where and until when will it...
After a month of April marked by the absence of rain and high temperatures, May so far has been marked by instability. Last weekend...
A child dead and more than 20 missing after a hippo attack a canoe...
At least one person has died and more than 20 people are missing after a canoe was rammed by a hippo on the Mtayamoyo...
Intensive agriculture is the main cause of the reduction of birds in Europe, of...
The extension of intensive monocultures is the main cause of the decline in bird populations that Europe has suffered in the last 40 years,...
The rains of the next few days will be insufficient to alleviate the serious...
The expected rain arrives in Spain. As of this Thursday, a change in the generalized atmospheric pattern is expected with showers, especially in the...
Electromagnetic fields from electrical towers harm bee pollination
The electromagnetic fields existing in electrical towers (electricity transmission line supports) alter the life of the bees present in the surroundings and hinder their...
The last great planetary climate crisis caused a great loss of water from the...
Around 13,000 years ago, a climate crisis caused a global drop in temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere. This episode of intense cold, known as...
They denounce an alleged scientific study that is mutilating and killing wolves in Asturias
The study of wild fauna includes, in some cases, techniques for live capture of animals, marking and geolocation. When these practices are carried out...
The Netherlands has the formula to protect bird migration: shutting down wind turbines
The Netherlands has found a way to protect the migration of birds: to close the turbines of its wind farms for a few hours....
More than half of the world's great lakes are losing water, for two known...
More than 50% of the largest lakes in the world are losing water and, with this, environmental problems such as the supply of drinking...
The lynx population totals 1,668 individuals and has multiplied almost by 20 since 2002
The Iberian Peninsula already has 1,668 specimens of Iberian lynx in the wild, according to the 2022 census coordinated by the Ministry for Ecological...
Only 13% of methane emissions, the second most damaging gas for the climate, are...
Methane, a greenhouse gas known to cause 80 times more damage to the atmosphere than carbon dioxide (COâ‚‚) over a 20-year period, is often...
Time change in Spain: where and how much it will rain this weekend
The weekend will be marked by instability in much of Spain, according to the forecast of the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet). In some points,...
The decrease in wind allows the Las Hurdes fire to be controlled, says Fernández...
The president of the Junta de Extremadura, Guillermo Fernández Vara, highlighted this Saturday that the decrease in wind speed, which "has dropped significantly, with...
"The Mobility Law forgets about the climate crisis", cry out the NGOs
The alliance of entities in favor of clean transport, made up of 14 non-governmental organizations (unions, social, youth and environmental entities), has demanded greater...
One billion people will experience dangerous temperatures if the global average of 1.5ºC is...
The section of the Paris Agreement that sets the objective of not exceeding an increase of 1.5ºC in the global average temperature (compared to...
Confirmed: last month was the warmest and driest April in Spain since there are...
Last month, Spain registered the warmest month of April since the beginning of the series in 1961. The records for April 2011 have been...
Spain is preparing for another change in the weather: drop in temperatures and rain...
Spain is preparing for a new change in the weather in the middle of this week, when there will be a general drop in...
This will be the futuristic Tara floating scientific base that will study climate change...
The North Pole is one of the geographical regions where the effects of climate change are observed more clearly. A study published in July...
Juan Carlos del Olmo: "Administrations that claim to love Doñana attack it"
Juan Carlos del Olmo, general secretary of WWF, asks the PP to "definitely" withdraw the bill processed in the Andalusian Parliament to "regulate" illegal...